April, 2005

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About Scott Wiltamuth's Visual Studio blog

As a Product Unit Manager for Visual Studio Languages, I manage Microsoft’s .NET programming languages: VB, C#, F#, IronPython and IronRuby. In my seventeen year tenure at Microsoft, I have worked in a variety of roles on a wide range of development tools, including Visual C#, Visual Basic, Visual Basic for Applications, VBScript, JScript, Visual J++, and OLE Automation. I am one of the designers of the C# language, and holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Computer Science from Stanford University.

In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my family, including my wife Martha, my daughter Mimi (7), and my son Ian (5). I also enjoy cycling and golf.

I'm very excited to blog that Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2 has been released. Our team has been hard at work on this high-quality beta release, and are proud that it is now available. We hope you enjoy it, and we look forward to your feedback! Please see...

In early 2004, I compiled a recommended reading list for program managers . I started with a list of my own -- a handful of favorites -- then emailed all of the Group Program Managers in the Developer Division to ask them for their recommendations, then...

Java is the #1 competitor for C#, and the Java platform is the #1 competitor for .NET. So it should be no surprise to readers that my group (C#) is highly interested in what's happening in the world of Java IDE's. The most recent InfoWorld has a review...

Jason Zander has an excellent new blog entry on compatibility that is definitely worth a read. Providing a smooth upgrade path from VS 2002 and 2003 is a key goal for VS 2005, aka Whidbey, and we need your help to deliver on this. Jason's post ends with...

Keeping up with C#-related projects for the entire Microsoft platform and tools (from device to data center!) is an important part of my job. I typically squirrel away documents (magazines; printouts; electronic versions; you name it) until I either have...

MSDN has a new web-based threaded discussion system in Beta called Microsoft Forums . Josh Ledgard just blogged about it and included an email he sent to the product team outlining the new features/benefits. Here are the C#-specific groups:
Visual...